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Writer, ghostwriter, écrivain public, literary historian, bibliophile, and three-time winner of the Ice Capades Colouring Contest.
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A man who sides with people flying FUCK TRUDEAU flags chastises Charlie for calling him a "fucking Putin troll."
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We received ours today, along with $200 cheques. Tomorrow I'll be casting a vote for the best candidate in Leeds–Grenville–Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes. Were this a ranked ballot, current MPP Steve Clark would be my fourth choice.
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A wonderful interview. It was only after it began that I realized I'd never so much as heard her speak... except through the music, of course. A shame that we were never treated to "Win." She would've nailed the backing vocals.
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From what I've read of the 'sixties rewrites what surprises most is that they are considered more racist than the originals. I've not read any so can't weigh in on the validity of this opinion, but will say that the 1966 Mystery of Cabin Island appears one such case.
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Another McFarlane-penned Hardy Boys novel! His second to last, I can't help but think he was having some fun.
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The first danger being expulsion.
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Not my best interview. I was coming out of a bout of Covid, but you may be interested, if only for the description of the novel provided by hosts Amy and Kim. www.lostladiesoflit.com/podcast/111-...
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I've been collecting Fleming for a decade or so, and still haven't had an opportunity to add Riverdale Hall to my collection. After reading your recommendation I must double my efforts. I was invited to talk about Fleming and La Masque; or, The Midnight Queen on the Lost Ladies of Lit podcast. (1/2)
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Fun to see Poilievre embrace our national colours. Before the noise from the south saw his fortunes turn south, it was all faux-Tory blue and white.
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My town ain't big enough for the both of 'em.
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I've not taken a music class since grade six, when we were schooled in the recorder. I will say that neither resembles 'Go Tell Aunt Rhody,' which was our crowd pleaser.
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Not one I've read, but I happily accept the recommendation. It was my good fortune for begin with La Masque (aka The Midnight Queen) what a gothic gift that one is! I'm half in love with the author.
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Heads up, Sweeney Todd is this country's Desolation Boulevard. 'Roxy Roller' is our 'Ballroom Bitz.'
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The loon will next be claiming that he's Napoleon.
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He'll next be claiming to be Napoleon.
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Packard, a devout Anglican, wrote five Jimmie Dale novels, Adventures of... being the first. It's interesting to see the decline in ejaculations:
Book 1: 10
Book 2: 4
Book 3: 1
Books 4 and 5 have no ejaculations. That they were published during the Great Depression may explain.
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"A chorus of ejaculations rose from the reporters, while their pencils worked furiously."
Then there's this: ""Oh, colonel!" There was mingled delight and hesitation in her ejaculation."
There are a total of ten uses of the word in the novel.
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I've been watching out for ejaculations fot fifteen years, ever since being given a copy of Edward Gathorne-Hardy's A New Garden of Bloomers (Bodley Head, 1967). My favourite finding to date occurs in The Adventures of Jimmie Dale by Frank L. Packard.
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One of two Governor General's Awards Moore received (the other was for The Luck of Ginger Coffey). Amazing to think that the man never won the Booker. As far as I'm concerned, he deserved the Nobel.
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When I got to town, the traffic lights were working and there was no sewage in the streets. I went to the library, bought a coffee at the diner, and bought a package of ground beef, confident in the knowledge that it is in fact ground beef and will not kill me.
How is Canada broken? (2/2)
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Odd, just today I spoke on the phone with someone at CRA. They were very helpful. I received my mail, then drove on roads that had been cleared after the biggest storm in my area since the 20th century. I had more than enough room to pull aside as an ambulance passed. (1/2)
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On the plus side, schoolchildren only needed two crayons... the same two as the really unfortunate kids in Oregon.
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That is one busy flag!
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That Sosnik is a "longtime Democratic strategist" suggests one reason his party is struggling. If anything, the noise from down south is unifying the country. I can think of only one province that might be considered a Republican stronghold, that being what he would refer to as "Alberta province."
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Seems rather expensive. The cost of a Canadian passport is the equivalent of US$84.50. You'll forgive me, I hope, that it seems more valuable than the American passsport these days.
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I think of Judith Hearne as one of several masterpieces, my favourite being I Am Mary Dunne. Incredible that he never won the Booker - and that he received only three nominations.
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A newborn at the time, I first learned of the "great flag debate" from this song found in my parents record collection:
youtube.com/watch?v=JrvC...
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The cigarette is a nice touch.
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Oh, man, I've got to see those illustrations!
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Purchased in Montreal by this Canadian kid because he didn't have 'John, I'm Only Dancing (Again)' in his collection. Looking back, I'm struck by the absence of 'Life on Mars?' and '"Heroes",' which have since come to be seen as his two big songs (even bigger than 'Little Fat Man').
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Not terrifying, rather a visual treat.
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I like to think Russell honours Russell Banks.
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I read this one myself, way back in the early days of the Dusty Bookcase. It was a, um, crazy read. The Inquirer illustration is the best. I like the Harlequin cover, too, particularly as it comes from a publisher that would become known for hospital romances and nurse novels.